Head of Marketing

Who is Recruiting from Scratch:

Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire.

Title of Role: Head of Marketing

Location: San Francisco, CA (On-site, 5 days/week)
Company Stage of Funding: Seed (YC-backed, ~$3M raised, profitable)
Office Type: On-site
Salary: $150,000 - $210,000 + Equity (0.2% - 0.75%)
Company Description

Our client is an early-stage AI startup building the conversation intelligence layer for companies -starting with AI-powered meeting notes and expanding into a unified system that captures, organizes, and activates knowledge across meetings, calls, and emails.

The company is already profitable and growing rapidly , with thousands of paying customers including companies like PostHog and Browserbase. Backed by Y Combinator, the team consists of experienced operators from companies like Stripe, Twitter, and Microsoft.

With a lean team of under 10 people and ~$7M ARR, this is a rare opportunity to join a high-traction startup as the first marketing hire and define the company's brand, growth strategy, and go-to-market motion from the ground up.
What You Will Do
Own the entire marketing function end-to-end as the first hire
Define and execute brand positioning, messaging, and narrative
Drive growth through scrappy, high-impact experiments across channels
Build and manage a content engine aligned with product launches
Create and execute a cohesive marketing strategy across all surfaces (web, social, product)
Turn product features and releases into compelling stories and campaigns
Leverage AI tools to automate workflows and scale marketing impact
Partner closely with founders on GTM strategy and product positioning
Analyze performance metrics and optimize growth channels systematically
Build the foundation for a scalable marketing function
Ideal Candidate Background
3-8 years of experience in growth, product marketing, or generalist marketing roles
Experience owning or heavily contributing to marketing at a Seed-Series B startup
Strong understanding of multiple growth channels (content, social, product-led, etc.)
Proven ability to execute scrappy, high-leverage marketing initiatives
Product-minded with strong user empathy
Experience working in fast-paced, early-stage environments
Preferred
Experience as first marketing hire or early marketing leader
Strong personal brand or online presence (Twitter, LinkedIn, content, etc.)
Experience marketing AI, developer tools, or SaaS products
Deep familiarity with PLG (product-led growth) motions
Strong storytelling and brand-building ability
Experience using AI tools to build marketing systems and workflows
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary: $150,000 - $210,000
Equity: 0.2% - 0.75%
Visa sponsorship available (case-by-case)
Founding-level ownership of marketing
Direct collaboration with founders
High-growth, profitable startup with strong traction
Opportunity to define brand and GTM from scratch
Why Join

This is a rare opportunity to be the first marketing hire at a profitable, high-growth AI startup with strong product-market fit.

You'll own everything from brand → growth → narrative , working directly with the founders to scale a product that's already loved by customers.

If you're a scrappy, AI-native marketer who wants full ownership and impact , this role offers the chance to build a category-defining brand from the ground up.